
Thornbirds
Phacellodomus
Phacellodomus is the genus of thornbirds, birds in the family Furnariidae. They are found in woodland, shrubland and grassland, often near water, in South America.
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 10 known species

Greater Thornbird
speciesPhacellodomus ruber

Rufous-fronted Thornbird
speciesPhacellodomus rufifrons

Freckle-breasted Thornbird
speciesPhacellodomus striaticollis

Little Thornbird
speciesPhacellodomus sibilatrix

Orange-eyed Thornbird
speciesPhacellodomus erythrophthalmus

Streak-fronted Thornbird
speciesPhacellodomus striaticeps

Orange-breasted Thornbird
speciesPhacellodomus ferrugineigula

Plain Thornbird
speciesPhacellodomus inornatus

Spot-breasted Thornbird
speciesPhacellodomus maculipectus

Chestnut-backed Thornbird
speciesPhacellodomus dorsalis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 11613.